Creative Space Management won a coveted Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) facilities management award at the recent ceremony held at London’s Intercontinental Hotel on Park Lane.

Against stiff competition from some of the biggest names in the property world, Creative Space won the award for Business Infrastructure and FM Strategy & Delivery ahead of Land Securities, Scottish Water and Jones Lang LaSalle. Their award was recognition of the work that they have undertaken on Round Foundry Media Centre on behalf of Yorkshire Forward, the Regional Development Agency for Yorkshire and Humber.

RICS judge, Peter McLennan said:

“What is singular about Round Foundry Media Centre is that it clearly demonstrates how committed professionals with a customer-focused appreciation of the service operations requirements for a particular sector, can transform a constrained building in a blighted neighbourhood, into an internationally acknowledged centre of excellence”.

Creative Space was appointed to operate Round Foundry Media Centre in 2006 although most of the team have been involved since it opened in 2003.  Yorkshire Forward developed the Centre to support the growth of the creative and digital sector in the region and since then over 150 businesses have been supported, creating 200 new jobs.

Simon Hill, Executive Director of Business for Yorkshire Forward comments:

“We are delighted to see the working partnership between Creative Space Management and the Round Foundry Media Centre winning this prestigious award. As a flagship initiative for Yorkshire Forward, the centre provides a fertile environment for small businesses to grow and develop new products and markets. It is encouraging to see that the centre’s diverse appeal and ability to deliver to the needs of the Yorkshire and Humber digital industry has been recognized and the excellent management of this centre rewarded. It is working partnerships such as this that increase our regions opportunities for collaboration and help grow our economy by attracting new businesses to the region”.

The award recognises the innovative, customer focused approach that Creative Space have implemented at Round Foundry Media Centre and reflects the commitment, enthusiasm and dedication of the on-site team.

Andrew Clay, Centre Manager said:

"This award is a fitting recognition for the hard work, vision and determination that has made Round Foundry Media Centre the principal hub for digital and creative industries in the north of England  The last four years have been extremely exciting, but the project we have delivered would not have been possible without a fastidious attention to detail and exemplary standards of facilities management.  We see the RICS award as an endorsement of our continuing efforts"

Toby Hyam, Managing Director of Creative Space Management said:

“I am delighted to win this award in just our second year of business. It is fantastic recognition for the huge amount of enthusiasm and expertise which our team have invested over the last 18 months. But great projects also require brilliant clients and the support and guidance of our client, Yorkshire Forward, has also been key to the success of the project.”

The Business Infrastructure category is sponsored by Larch Consulting and the RICS awards are in their fifth year and are the only awards which focus exclusively on strategic property management. The RICS is the largest organisation for professionals in property, land, construction and related environmental issues worldwide. With 130,000 members, the RICS is the leading source of property related knowledge, providing independent, impartial advice to governments and global organisations.